by Charles Norman | Apr 13, 2018 | Song of the Day
“For Real,” by Waldo Grade, extends the great tradition of California-based electrified folk into the present century. Which proves that you can’t keep a good genre down as long as there are talented musicians carrying the banner. “For...
by Charles Norman | Apr 12, 2018 | Song of the Day
“Hawaii,” by Affordable Convertible, is a fine chunk of emo pop punk. Or whatever genre in which you wish to stick it. The track has the self-reflection of emo and the power chords of punk, wrapped up by a pop sensibility that rounds off the rough edges....
by Charles Norman | Apr 11, 2018 | Song of the Day
“Knives in Gunfights,” by Mike Herz, describes two people at a crossroads. Do they continue an unwinnable struggle, throwing knives in a gunfight, or do they go all in? With the latter choice being either complete commitment or complete separation. Mike...
by Charles Norman | Apr 10, 2018 | Song of the Day
Today’s song is dedicated to my AWESOME wife, Diann, who just finished re-creating Monet’s Poppy Fields Near Argenteuil on a 115-foot fence in our back yard. We’ve been married less than two months and it’s been amazing. I am so lucky that we...
by Charles Norman | Apr 9, 2018 | Song of the Day
“NeverFeel” by Dogs Of Lords is what you get when you run an electric line from a TVA dam up into an East Tennessee hollow, give somebody a guitar, a government check, and a tab of acid, and let it all fester for fifty years. Originating in the Valley and...
